Test scoring apparatus

ABSTRACT

An apparatus is provided for simplified scoring of tests and examinations, such as multiple-choice tests. The apparatus consists of a plurality of answer indicating slides each having a plurality of apertures corresponding to possible answers to a test question. At least one of the apertures of each slide is provided with a token, such as a ball bearing, representing the correct answer. After the examination an answer collecting slide having a plurality of openings is aligned with the apertures corresponding to the answers selected by the examinee. Wherever a correct answer was selected, the token is released from its aperture, and the total score is readily calculated. An apparatus for programming a plurality of scoring devices with the same answers is also provided.

United States Patent [191 Sulkin TEST SCORING APPARATUS [75] Inventor:Theodor E. Sulkin, Easton, Pa.

[73] Assignee: Northern Electric Company Limited,

Montreal, Quebec, Canada 22 Filed: Mar. 15, 1971 211 App]. No.: 124,100

[4 Oct. 9, 1973 Primary Examiner-Robert W. Michell Assistant ExaminerJ.H. Wolff Att0rneySeidel, Gonda & Goldhammer [5 7] ABSTRACT An apparatusis provided for simplified scoring of tests and examinations, such asmultiple-choice tests. The apparatus consists of a plurality of answerindicating slides each having a plurality of apertures corresponding topossible answers to a test question. At least one of the apertures ofeach slide is provided with a token, such as a ball bearing,representing the correct answer. After the examination an answercollecting slide having a plurality of openings is aligned with theapertures corresponding to the answers selected by the examinee.Wherever a correct answer was selected, the token is released from itsaperture, and the total score is readily calculated. An apparatus forprogramming a plurality of scoring devices with the same answers is alsoprovided.

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SHEET 1; BF 4 78 g L74J 86 1 1 't/ f INVENTOR THEODOR E. SULK/N A TTORNEYS TEST SCORING APPARATUS The present invention relates to an improvedapparatus for scoring tests and examinations. More particularly, theinvention is directed to devices for administering multiple-choiceexaminations and quickly and automatically registering the examinationscore, as well as an apparatus for programming a plurality of suchscoring devices:

The so-called multiple-choice examination, wherein the examinee selectsone or more answers from a plurality of answers in response to a testques-' tion, has become an increasingly popular form of objective test.In the usual multiple-choice test the examinee indicates his answer bychecking or circling the selected answer or a number or lettercorresponding to the selected answer with a pencil. More commonly, theexaminee is provided with a separate answer sheet having a plurality ofanswer spaces corresponding to possible answers to each question, andanswers are indicated by filling in the appropriate space.

In either case, after the examination is completed, the answer sheet orquestion booklet must be collected by the examiner. The examinationpapers must then be graded either by hand, which is tedious and timeconsuming, or by machine, which requires expensive equipment. In eithercase, there is considerable delay between the taking of the examinationand the completion of the scoring operation.

A number of scoring devices have been invented in the past which provideautomatic and almost instantaneous scoring at the completion of theexamiation. For example, U. S. Pat. No. 2,509,405 to Zimmerman shows ascoring device in which answers are selected by punching out smallcardboard discs in the answer sheet. If the correct answer is selected,the disc falls into a channel, and the total score may be computed bycounting the discs at the bottom of the channel. However, this devicehas the disadvantage that it may only be used once, since the answercard is rendered unusable once the discs have been punched out.

Another quiz device is shown in U. S. Pat. No. 2,31 1,217 issued toEmmert. This device comprises an advancing belt on which is printed aquestion with possible answers and a hole corresponding to the correctanswer. The answer is selected by dropping a ball in one of a pluralityof holes in the casing for the belt. If the answer selected is correct,the ball will fall through the answer hole in the belt and proceed to ascore tabulating column. This device has the disadvantage of requiring adifferent answer sheet for each test, as well as the annoyance to theexaminee of having to continually advance the belt. In addition, neitherof the above devices permit the examinee to change his answerif desired.

A further example of a test scoring device is shown in U. S. Pat. No.2,066,818 to Beall. This device comprises a series of holes followingeach question, and answers are indicated by placing a peg in the holecorresponding to the selected answer. Upon completion of the examinationa panel having holes corresponding to the correct answers is alignedwith the answer holes, thus allowing correct answer pegs to fall into acompartment where the score may be tabulated. This device also has thedisadvantage of requiring a separate answer panel for each test.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide anexamination apparatus which will quickly and automatically tabulate thescore.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide examinationscoring apparatus which may be used over and over again foradministering and scoring examinations.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an examinationscoring apparatus which does not require a separate answer panel foreach test.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide anexamination scoring apparatus having universal application for a numberof different tests.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide anapparatus for programming a plurality of examiation scoring devices foradministering the same test to a large number of examinees.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The above and other objects are achieved by the apparatus of the presentinvention which comprises a plurality of answer selecting slides eachslide being movable between a plurality of apertures which definepositions and having a plurality of answer compartments which correspondto possible answers to test questions, and collecting means which may bealigned with the apertures corresponding to selected answers in order torelease indicia or tokens contained therein. The apparatus of thepresent invention may also include supply hoppers and a dispensingslide, for providing each answer selecting slide with at least onecorrect answer token or indicium.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, there is shown in thedrawings a form which is presently preferred; it being understood,however, that this invention is not limited to the precise arrangementsand instrumentalities shown.

FIG. 1 is a partially fragmented overall perspective view of the testscoring panel of the presnt invention positioned in the programmer ofthe present invention;

' FIG. 2 is a partially fragmented plan view of the test scoring panelof the present invention with the cover partially broken away;

FIG. 3 is a partially fragmented sectional elevation view of the testscoringpanel and programmer of the present invention, the section beingtaken on a plane substantially corresponding to line 33 of FIG. 4;

FIG. 4 is a partially fragmented sectional elevation view of the testscoring panel and programmer of the present invention, the section beingtaken on a plane substantially corresponding to the line 4-4 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a further fragmented sectional view similar to FIG. 4 showingthe indicia dispensing slide of the programmer in a different position;

FIG. 6 is a partially fragmented plan view of the test scoring panel andprogrammer of the present invention, the section being taken on a planesubstantially corresponding to line 66 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a partially fragmented sectional elevation view primarily ofthe test scoring panel, the section being taken on a plane substantiallycorresponding to the line 7-7 of FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of one of the answer selecting slides ofthe test scoring panel of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a partially fragmented perspective view of the indiciadispensing slide of the programmer of the present invention;

FIG. is a partially fragmented perspective view of the indiciacollecting slide of the test scoring panel of the present invention.

With reference first to FIG. 2, there is shown in plan view a testscoring panel, generally designated 20. The scoring panel includes aplurality of answer selecting slides 22 which are supported on a basemember 21. The slides 22 may be moved back and forth in slide channels24 separated by panel partitions 26. The scoring panel 20 may beprovided with any convenient number of answer selecting slides 22, suchas 25, 50, 100, etc., corresponding to the usual number of questions ina multiple-choice examination.

Each answer selecting slide 22 has a plurality of indicia retainingcompartments which may be apertures 28, which are open at the top andbottom, each aperture being capable of receiving and retaining a tokenor other indicium 30, such as a metal ball bearing. Each aperture 28corresponds to a possible answer to a test question, and each answerselecting slide 22 may have as many apertures 28 as desired tocorrespond to the total number of possible answers for each question. Atoken or indicium 30 is placed in at least one of the aperture 28 ofeach answer selecting slide 22 and is supported in the aperture by base21, the aperture selected corresponding to the correct answer to thequestion. Where it is desired to provide more than one correct answer toany question, a token 30 may be placed in each apertures 28 whichcorresponds to a correct answer. However, as will be seen later, in thepresent embodiment only one of the correct answers would be counted.

The left hand side of the scoring panel 20, as shown in FIG. 2, isprovided with a cover 32 (partially broken away), mounted on a hinge 34.While the examinee is taking the test or examination, the cover 32 isswung to the left, as shown in FIG. 2, so that all of the apertures 28on the left hand end of the answer selecting slides 22 are hidden fromthe view of the examinee. In this manner the examinee is prevented fromseeing in which aperture the correct answer token 30 is located. Ifdesired, the cover 32 may be provided with a suitable lock (not shown),such as a screw or hinged fastener.

The opposite end of each answer selecting slide 22 is provided with ananswer window 36 and an upwardly projecting slide tab 38. At the startof an examination all of the answer selecting slides 22 are at theextreme left end of the slide channels 24, as best shown in FIG. 6. Inorder to indicate his selected answer, the examinee pushes the answerselecting slide 22, corresponding to the particular question beinganswered, to the right. The slide is moved by pushing against the slidetab 38 with the thumb or finger until the letter, numeral, or otherdesign corresponding to the selected answer appears in the answer window36. The letters, numerals or other answer indicating figures are paintedor otherwise inscribed on the bottom surfaces of slide channels 24.Thus, if the examinee thinks that the answer designated by letter A iscorrect, he pushes the answer selecting slide 22 to the right until theletter A appears in answer window 36. Such is the case with the first,fourth and eighth slides shown in FIG. 2.

By moving an answer selecting slide 22 to the right the apertures 28 andthe token 30 placed in one or more of these apertures are also moved tothe right along base 21 an equal amount. As can be seen best in FIG. 3,this movement results in positioning one of the apertures 28 of eachslide 22 recess 82 in base 21 which serves as a tabulating channel. Therecess 82 extends perpendicularly to the longitudinal axes of the slides22. For example, if a slide 22 is moved one unit to the right so thatthe letter A appears in answer window 36, the indicia retaining aperture28 which is farthest to the right on the slide will also be moved oneunit to the right and therefore be positioned over recess 82. If ananswer selecting slide 22 is moved three units to the right so that theletter C appears in the answer window, the apertures 28 will also bemoved three units to the right so that the middle aperture 28 of thefive compartments shown will be positioned above recess 82. Hence, itwill be seen that the five indicia apertures 28 of each answer selectingslide 22 shown in FIG. 2 correspond to answers E, D, C, B, and A,reading from left to right.

Referring now to FIG. 1 the programmer, for the scoring panel 20 willnow be described. The programmer comprises a housing 42 which includesplurality of vertically extending indicia supply hoppers 44 which may bemoved back and forth in hopper channels 46 separated by partitions 47.Hoppers 44 are supported and moved back and forth in channels 46 bymeans of hopper rods 48 which extend from opposite sides of the hoppersparallel to the longitudinal axis of each hopper channel 46. As bestshown in FIG. 3, hopper rods 48 extend through the walls 50 ofprogrammer 42 so that the hoppers 44 may be moved manually from outsidethe programmer.

The housing 42 may contain any desired number of hoppers 44, but thenumber of hoppers should be at least equal to the number of answerselecting slides 22 of the scoring panel 20 to be programmed. Thus, eachhopper 44 corresponds to one of the answer selecting slides 22 and willprovdie a token or indicium 30 for one of the apertures 28 of thecorresponding slide 22.

Hoppers 44 may be as tall as desired, so as to be capable of holding anydesired number of tokens or indicia 30, corresponding to the number oftest scoring panels 20 which it is desired to program. For example, ifit is desired to administer a test to a large group of examinees, suchas a class of fifty students, hoppers 44 may be provided which are tallenough to hold a vertical column of fifty tokens or indicia 30. In thismanner the housing 42 will be capable of providing one token 30 to eachanswer selecting slide 22 of each of fifty test scoring panels 20.Furthermore, as long as the hoppers 44 are not moved during theprogramming of the fifty scoring panels 20, each answer selecting slide22 of each scoring panel 20 will have a token 30 in the same aperture 28as the corresponding answer selecting slide of every other scoringpanel.

In order to determine the proper position for each hopper 44, at leastone, of the hopper rods 48 is marked with letters, numerals, or otherfigures corresponding to possible answers to each question. Thus, asshown in FIG. 3, the right hand hopper rod 48 may be labeled withletters A, B, C, D and E corresponding to five possible answers. Inorder to correctly position each hopper 44, hopper rod 48 is moved in orout until the letter corresponding to the correct answer appears justoutside of housing wall 50. For example, if as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3,the answer to the last question is suppoed to be C, the hopper rod 48 ispositioned so that the letter C appears just outside of housing wall 50.Hence, hopper 44 will be in the middle position so that a token 30 willbe placed in the middle aperture 28 of the last answer selecting slide22 of each scoring panel 20, as shown in FIG. 2.

The housing 42 is also provided with a tray 52 on which a test scoringpanel may be rested for insertion into the housing. Prior to theinsertion of a scoring panel into the housing, all of the answerselecting slides 22 of the scoring panel 20 should be pushed to theextreme left hand end of the slide channels 24. The answer selectingslides 22 may be locked in this position by a locking rod 54 which maybe inserted through locking hole 56 of each of the answer selectingslides 22 (see FIGS. 6 and 8). The cover 32 of scoring panel 20 is thenflipped clockwise about its hinge 34 so that the left hand side ofscoring panel 20 is uncovered, thus exposing all of the apertures 28.The left hand side of the test scoring panel 20 may then be insertedinto the housing 42 as shown in FIG. 1.

It will be understood, of course, that the tray 52 could be dispensedwith, in which case the housing 42 would merely be set on top of theleft hand side of the scoring paenl and properly positioned by means offlanges or other appropriate indexes. Also, if desired, the cover 32 maybe provided with a groove 58 which will receive slide tabs 38 when thecover is flipped clockwise over the right hand portion of the testscoring panel (see FIGS. 1 and 3).

When the left band edge of the test scoring panel 20 is pushed all ofthe way into the housing, the five apertures 28 will be longitudinallyaligned (see FIG. 3) but laterally offset (see FIGS. 4 and 5) beneaththe five possible answer positions of the indicia supply hoppers 44, andwill be vertically separated from the hoppers only by movable element60. The movable element 60, which is shown in detailed perspective viewin FIG. 9, comprises an elongated panel having a plurality of openings62 which will just receive a single token or indicium from supplyhoppers 44. The movable element 60 is also provided with a handle 64which projects from the housing 42 and end stops 66. The total number ofopenings 62 in the dispensing slide 60 corresponds to the total numberof apertures 28 in the answer selecting slides 22 of the test scoringpanel. Thus, in the embodiment shown there are five openings 62 in eachrow corresponding to the five apertures 28 in each slide 22 and alsocorresponding to the five possible answer positions of hoppers 42.Similarly, there are the same number of rows of openings as there areslides 22 and hopper channels 46.

The operation of movable elements 60 will now be described withparticular reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. When the handle 64 of element 60is pushed all of the way in against left hand end stop 66, openings 62are completely out of alignment with supply hoppers 44 and directly inalignment with apertures 28, as shown in FIG. 4. In order to deposit atoken 30 in one of the apertures 28 of each answer slide 22, the handle64 of the movable element is first pulled all of the way out againstright hand end stop 66, so that the movable element 60 is in theposition shown in FIG. 5. In this position openings 62 are in completealignment with hoppers 44. Consequently, the column of tokens 30 in eachhopper 44 will drop by gravity, so that one and only one token 30 willdrop into one opening 62 in each row of movable element 60.

Secondly, after a token 30 drops into an opening in each row of movableelement 60, handle 64 of movable element 60 is pushed back in againstleft hand end stop 66 as in FIG. 4. This movemnet will realign eachopening 62 with its corresponding aperture 28, and tokens 30 held infilled openings 62 of element 60 will drop into the correspondingapertures 28 as indicated by the arrows in FIG. 4. The programmedscoring panel 20 may then be removed from the housing.

When the next scoring panel to be programmed is inserted into thehousing and movable element 60 is pulled out, the next token in eachhopper 44 is released into the appropriate opening 62, as in FIG. 5. Thesecond step above is then repeated to drop the tokens into the nextscoring panel. It will be understood, of course, that in the aboveprocedure when the first scoring panel 20 to be programmd is insertedinto the housing, there will be no tokens trapped in slide 60 as in FIG.4. It will also be obvious that the above steps could be reversed sothat each scoring panel 20 is inserted and removed while movable element60 is in the position shown in FIG. 5. Element 60 would then be pushedin and pulled out to respectively load panel 20 and refill openings 62.

To administer an examination, cover 32 is flipped counterclockwise tocover the left hand portion of the test scoring panel 20 and locking rod54 is removed so that answer selecting slides 22 may be moved to theright. After the examinee has selected and indicated his answers,locking rod 54 may be reinserted into the holes in the scoring panel.The locking rod will pass through the appropriate answer locking hole 70in each answer slide 22, depending upon the position of each particularslide. It is preferable that locking rod 54 be pointed on one or bothends and that the answer locking holes 70 be slightly larger thannecessary so that the locking rod may be easily inserted, even if someof the answer slides have not been precisely positioned.

The examination may then be scored by means of a second movable element72, which is shown in detail in FIG. 10. The movable element 72 consistsof a plurality of openings 74 just large enough so that a token orindicium 30 may pass therethrough. The number of openings 74 correspondsto the number of answer selecting slides 22. However, it will be notedthat opening 76 at the right hand end of element 72 in FIG. 10 is notcompletely enclosed. This mrely permits the entire movable element 72 tobe totally contained within the framework of the scoring panel 20.Element 72 is also provided with an upwardly projecting tab 78, which isused to move the element 72 back and forth in its channel 80 in adirection transverse to the direction of movement of the answerselecting slides 22.

Beneath the second movable element 72 is located the tabulator recess82, as best shown in FIGS. 3 and 7. The recess 82 is so positioned as tobe aligned directly beneath openings 74 of the second movable element 72and is just wide enough to receive tokens 30. The recess is alsoprovided with a transparent wall 84 in the bottom of the base 21, sothat the number of tokens received in the recess 82 may be readilycounted. If desired, the wall 84 or sides of the recess 82 may beprovided with appropriate indexes so that the number of tokens receivedin the recess may be directly read from the index adjacent the lasttoken. The is also provided with a door 86 by which the tokens may beremoved. The door may suitably be provided with a hinge 88.

It will also be understood tht the scoring panels could be suitablydesigned to accommodate longer recesses such as shown in U. S. Pat. No.2,509,405. Such compartments could be straight, U-shaped or tortuous.

The second the element 72 and tabulator recess 82 are so positioned inthe test scoring panel that when the answer selecting slides 22 aremoved to the right, the appropriate aperture 28 corresponding to theanswer selected by the examinee will be aligned above the recess 82.During During examination the movable element 72 is positioned to theright in channel 80 so that tab 78 is flush with the left end of panel20, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 7. In this position openings 74 incollecting slide 72 are out of alignment with answer selecting slides22, as best shown in FIG. 7. Hence, the partitions 90 between openings74 will block the bottom openings of apertures 28 which are positionedor pass over the element 72. Therefore, it will be evident that duringthe examination it is impossible for a token 30 to fall into the recess82. This permits the examinee to change his answer, while at the sametime preventing him from obtaining the correct answer simply by movingeach answer slide 22 to the right until he hears a token drop.

After the examination has been completed, the second movable element 72is moved to the left in its channel 80 by means of tab 78 until openings74 are aligned with a aperture 28 of each answer slide 22. The alignedaperture will correspond to the answer selected by the examinee for eachparticular question. If the examinee has selected the correct answer,the aperture 28 which is positioned above movable element 72 willcontain a token or indicium. Hence for each correct answer a token willdrop through an opening 74 of element 72 into recess 82. On the otherhand, wherever an incorrect answer has been selected by the examinee,one of the empty apertures 28 will be positioned above the movableelement 72, and consequently no token will drop into the recess 82 fromthat particlar answer slide. Therefore, the total number of tokensreceived in the recess 82 will be equal to the total number of correctanswers.

After the tokens have dropped into the recess 82, element slide 72 ispushed back to the right, so that the tokens will not fall back intoanswer slide apertures 28 when the scoring panel is inverted or stood onend. If the transparent window 84 or recess 82 has been provided withappropriate indexes, the total score may be easily read simply bystanding the scoring panel on end and reading the height of the columnof tokens.

Although there should be no difficulty in determining by feel" theproper left hand (aligned) position of element 72 when collecting thecorrect answer tokens, a suitable end stop or marking may be provided toindicate the aligned position. Also, to prevent accidental orintentional movement of element 72 before or during the examination, asuitable lock (not shown) may be provided.

The overall operation of the apparatus of the present invention will nowbe briefly described with particular reference to FIG. 1 and 2. After atest has been prepared and the correct answers selected, the examinermoves the appropriate indicia supply hopper 44 for each question to itsproper position by means of hopper rods 48. A test scoring panel 20 withall of the answer selecting slides 22 pushed to the left and locked inposition and with cover 32 flipped clockwise is inserted into theprogrammer 42. First movable element 60 is then pulled out and pushed inin order to release one token from each hopper into the appropriateaperture 28 of each answer slide 22. The scoring panel is then removedfrom the programmer, the cover 32 is flipped counterclockwise to coverthe left portion of the scoring panel and locking rod 54 is removed.Additional test scoring panels are then successively programmed in thesame manner without moving supply hoppers 44, so that the same test maybe administered to a number of examinees.

Each examinee then takes the examination indicating his answers bymoving answer slides 22 to the right. Any answer may be changed bymoving the answer slide back and forth at any time before locking rod 54is inserted through answer locking holes.

In the particular set-up shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 the examiner hasprogrammed the test so that the correct answers to the last sixquestions are C, E, D, A, C, and C, respectively as shown in FIG. 1.Consequently, tokens have been placed in the third, first, second,fifth, third and third apertures 28 respectively of the last six answerselecting slides 22 as shown in FIG. 2. However, the examinee hasselected D, E, D, A, C and B respectively as the answers to the last sixquestions.

Hence, for only four of the six questions is a token containing aperturepositioned over the movable element 72, and in two cases (i.e., the lastand sixth to last slides) an empty aperture is positioned above theelement 72. Therefore, when the element 72 is moved to its alignedposition, only four tokens out of the last six answer slides will fallinto the recess 82. Thus, it will be seen that the total score may bereadily tabulated by counting the number of balls received in therecess.

It will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that theapparatus of the present invention may be made of any desired materialand any desired size. For example, the programmer and scoring panelscould be made of any suitable hard plastic, or even metal or wood, whilethe tokens could be small steel, brass or other metal ball bearings.Using ball bearings having a diameter of about 4 millimeters and 5millimeter square hoppers and compartments, a fifty question scoringpanel could be made which would be less than 2 feet long, 6 inches wideand about '34 inch thick. However, any other size could be made also.

It will also be understood that the apparatus of the present inventioncan be used for other purposes besides tests and examinations, such asquiz games, statistical surveys, etc.

The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms withoutdeparting from the spirit or essential attributes thereof and,accordingly, reference should be made to the appended claims, ratherthan to the foregoing specification as indicating the scope of theinvention.

I claim:

1. A test scoring apparatus comprising a housing and a scoring panel,said housing supporting a first means for storing a token in one of aplurality of locations therein, said panel comprising a base and a firstmember having a plurality of apertures, each of said apertures beingaligned with one of said locations of said first token storing means toenable a token stored at one of said locations to enter said alignedaperture, said base comprising a recess for collecting tokens, saidfirst member being mounted on said base for sliding movement relativethereto to enable each of said apertures to be selectively aligned withsaid recess, a first element disposed between said first token storingmeans and said plurality of apertures in said first member, said elementbeing movable to selectively permit a token in said first token storingmeans to enter one of said apertures, and a second element disposedbetween said first member and said recess, said element being movable toselectively permit a token to enter said recess from one of saidapertures aligned therewith.

2. A test scoring apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said housingincludes at least a second means for storing a token in one of aplurality of locations therein, and said scoring panel has at least asecond member with a plurality of apertures, said second means forstoring a token and said second member being disposed substantiallyadjacent to said first means and said first member so that said secondmember is slidable on said base, said first and second elements eachbeing panels with openings therein that are slidably movable relative tosaid apertures in said first and second members, said openings in saidfirst element being selectively alignable with said apertures in saidfirst and second members, and with said first and second means so thattokens in said first and second means can selectively enter saidapertures in said first and second members when said first element ismoved, and said second element being selectively alignable with saidapertures in said first and second members and said recess so thattokens in said apertures can selectively enter said recess when saidsecond element is moved.

3. A test scoring apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said recess isprovided with a transparent wall to permit tokens therein to beobserved.

4. A test scoring apparatus as defined in claim 1 including a pluralityof partitions on said base, said partitions defining slide channels, amember slidably mounted in each of said channels, and means for lockingsaid members in fixed positions in their respective channels.

5. A test scoring apparatus as defined in claim 4 wherein said lockingmeans comprises a plurality of locking holes in each of said members anda hole in each of said partitions, said holes in said partitions beingin alignment with each other, said holes in said members beingselectively alignable therewith, and a rod slidably receivable in all ofsaid holes in said partitions and said aligned holes in said members forlocking of said members in said slide channels.

6. A test scoring device comprising a base, a plurality of membersmounted on said base, means for sliding said members relative to saidbase, said base having a recess and said members each having a pluralityof apertures, each of said apertures in said members being selectivelyalignable with said recess to enable a token in said aligned aperturesto enter said recess, an element disposed between said members and saidrecess, said element being movable in a direction transverse to thedirection of movement of said members and having a number of openingstherethrough which is the same as the number of said members, saidopenings in said element being selectively alignable with said recessand said aligned apertures so that a token can be selectively permittedto enter said recess from said aligned apertures.

7. A test scoring device as defined in claim 6 including a plurality ofpartitions on said base, said partitions defining a plurality ofchannels, and one of said mem hers is mounted in each of said channels.

8. A test scoring device as defined in claim 7 including means forlocking said members in fixed positions in their respective channels,said means comprising a plurality of locking holes in each of saidmembers and a hole in each of said partitions, said holes in saidpartitions being in alignment with each other, said holes in saidmembers being selectively alignable therewith, and a rod slidablyreceivable in all of said holes in said partitions and said alignedholes in said members for locking of said members in said slidechannels.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTlFlCA'lE @F CGRRECTIUN Patent No. 3 763,5 76 Dated October 9 1973 Invent0r(s) Theodor E. Sulkin It iscertifiedthat error appears in the above-identified patent and that said LettersPatent are hereby corrected as shown below:

In the heading of this patent cancel assignor to Northern ElectricCompany Limited, Montreal, Quebec, Canada".

Signed and sealed this 12th day of February 1974.

(SEAL) Attest: I

EDWARD M.PLETCHER,JR, Co MARSHALL DANN Attesting Officer Commissioner ofPatents USCOMM-DC 60376-P69 U.5. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: I9690-366-334 FORM PO-105O (10-69)

1. A test scoring apparatus comprising a housing and a scoring panel,said housing supporting a first means for storing a token in one of aplurality of locations therein, said panel comprising a base and a firstmember having a plurality of apertures, each of said apertures beingaligned with one of said locations of said first token storing means toenable a token stored at one of said locations to enter said alignedaperture, said base comprising a recess for collecting tokens, saidfirst member being mounted on said base for sliding movement relativethereto to enable each of said apertures to be selectively aligned withsaid recess, a first element disposed between said first token storingmeans and said plurality of apertures in said first member, said elementbeing movable to selectively permit a token in said first token storingmeans to enter one of said apertures, and a second element disposedbetween said first member and said recess, said element being movable toselectively permit a token to enter said recess from one of saidapertures aligned therewith.
 2. A test scoring apparatus as defined inclaim 1 wherein said housing includes at least a second means forstoring a token in one of a plurality of locations therein, and saidscoring panel has at least a second member with a plurality ofapertures, said second means for storing a token and said second memberbeing disposed substantially adjacent to said first means and said firstmember so that said second member is slidable on said base, said firstand second elements each being panels with openings therein that areslidably movable relative to said apertures in said first and secondmembers, said openings in said first element being selectively alignablewith said apertures in said first and second members and with said firstand second means so that tokens in said first and second means canselectively enter said apertures in said first and second members whensaid first element is moved, and said second element being selectivelyalignable with said apertures in said first and second members and saidrecess so that tokens in said apertures can selectively enter saidrecess when said second element is moved.
 3. A test scoring apparatus asdefined in claim 1 wherein said recess is provided with a transparentwall to permit tokens therein to be observed.
 4. A test scoringapparatus as defined in claim 1 including a plurality of partitions onsaid base, said partitions defining slide channels, a member slidablymounted in each of said channels, and means for locking said members infixed positions in their respective channels.
 5. A test scoringapparatus as defined in claim 4 wherein said locking means comprises aplurality of locking holes in each of said members and a hole in each ofsaid partitions, said holes in said partitions being in alignment witheach other, said holes in said members being selectively alignabletherewith, and a rod slidably receivable in all of said holes in saidpartitions and said aligned holes in said members for locking of saidmembers in said slide channels.
 6. A test scoring device comprising abase, a plurality of members mounted on said base, means for slidingsaid members relative to said base, said base having a recess and saidmembers each having a plurality of apertures, each of said apertures insaid members being selectively alignable with said recess to enable atoken in said aligned apertUres to enter said recess, an elementdisposed between said members and said recess, said element beingmovable in a direction transverse to the direction of movement of saidmembers and having a number of openings therethrough which is the sameas the number of said members, said openings in said element beingselectively alignable with said recess and said aligned apertures sothat a token can be selectively permitted to enter said recess from saidaligned apertures.
 7. A test scoring device as defined in claim 6including a plurality of partitions on said base, said partitionsdefining a plurality of channels, and one of said members is mounted ineach of said channels.
 8. A test scoring device as defined in claim 7including means for locking said members in fixed positions in theirrespective channels, said means comprising a plurality of locking holesin each of said members and a hole in each of said partitions, saidholes in said partitions being in alignment with each other, said holesin said members being selectively alignable therewith, and a rodslidably receivable in all of said holes in said partitions and saidaligned holes in said members for locking of said members in said slidechannels.